05/03/2005
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Each child matters. Every child has potential."
"Bringing every student up to grade level requires a quality teacher in every classroom."
"We need to bring the same high standards and accountability of NCLB to America's public high schools."
"If we fail to give our students the skills necessary to compete in the world of the 21st century, the jobs will go elsewhere."